Comments on: Prayer http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/ Home of Noel Heikkinen's thoughts, audio, photos, video, etc. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ashley http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179393 Ashley Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:54:03 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179393 Prayer should be continual through ones' life. Continual: Always happening. Prayer should be continual through ones’ life. Continual: Always happening.

]]> By: Tony http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179389 Tony Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:51:47 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179389 My first prayer of the day, is on my drive in to work. I turn the radio off, and pray, sometimes out loud. When I pray, I talk to God as I talk to my dad, I am able to lay it all out instead of being guarded. He is my God, but He is also my friend. My first prayer of the day, is on my drive in to work. I turn the radio off, and pray, sometimes out loud. When I pray, I talk to God as I talk to my dad, I am able to lay it all out instead of being guarded. He is my God, but He is also my friend.

]]> By: doug http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179388 doug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:33:43 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179388 ah i crapped it up. the first one says that "I try not to keep it focused more on him than me." while it was uploading i stopped it to fix it. the second one says, "i try to keep it focused more on Him than me." ah. sorry for all these comments. ah i crapped it up. the first one says that “I try not to keep it focused more on him than me.” while it was uploading i stopped it to fix it. the second one says, “i try to keep it focused more on Him than me.” ah. sorry for all these comments.

]]> By: doug http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179387 doug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:30:23 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179387 i don't have a great answer for any of these really but i wrote a blog on some recent thoughts i had on prayer. if you're interested here's the link: http://dougmains.blogspot.com/2009/01/sleeping-like-im-not-and-praying-like.html oh i can answer number 1...i am a very A.D.D. prayer. so i've started to enter a time of prayer with first of all, praying for focus and then thanking Him for my blessings. i try to keep it focused more on Him than me. when i focus on me i start to daydream...then forget what i was doing in the first place. i don’t have a great answer for any of these really but i wrote a blog on some recent thoughts i had on prayer. if you’re interested here’s the link:

http://dougmains.blogspot.com/2009/01/sleeping-like-im-not-and-praying-like.html

oh i can answer number 1…i am a very A.D.D. prayer. so i’ve started to enter a time of prayer with first of all, praying for focus and then thanking Him for my blessings. i try to keep it focused more on Him than me. when i focus on me i start to daydream…then forget what i was doing in the first place.

]]> By: doug http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179386 doug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:29:30 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179386 i don't have a great answer for any of these really but i wrote a blog on some recent thoughts i had on prayer. if you're interested here's the link: http://dougmains.blogspot.com/2009/01/sleeping-like-im-not-and-praying-like.html oh i can answer number 1...i am a very A.D.D. prayer. so i've started to enter a time of prayer with first of all, praying for focus and then thanking Him for my blessings. i try not to keep it focused more on Him than me. when i focus on me i start to daydream...then forget what i was doing in the first place. i don’t have a great answer for any of these really but i wrote a blog on some recent thoughts i had on prayer. if you’re interested here’s the link:

http://dougmains.blogspot.com/2009/01/sleeping-like-im-not-and-praying-like.html

oh i can answer number 1…i am a very A.D.D. prayer. so i’ve started to enter a time of prayer with first of all, praying for focus and then thanking Him for my blessings. i try not to keep it focused more on Him than me. when i focus on me i start to daydream…then forget what i was doing in the first place.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179384 Leslie Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:27:56 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179384 Over-spiritualized prayer is intimidating and frustrating. It's full of big "spiritual" words and lots of hand motions and it becomes more of a public speech than a convo with Jesus. Over-doing prayer basically looks like you, talking to yourself. Jesus isn't present. And to be honest, whoever prays like that probably didn't really expect Jesus to show up and listen to him anyway. He just likes the sound of his own voice. Too harsh? (sorry--this is a touchy subject for me) John Piper (is the man!) and says that "prayer is a war-time walkie-talkie, NOT a domestic intercom." Right on, John. Right on. See you Saturday, Noel. :) Over-spiritualized prayer is intimidating and frustrating. It’s full of big “spiritual” words and lots of hand motions and it becomes more of a public speech than a convo with Jesus. Over-doing prayer basically looks like you, talking to yourself. Jesus isn’t present. And to be honest, whoever prays like that probably didn’t really expect Jesus to show up and listen to him anyway. He just likes the sound of his own voice. Too harsh? (sorry–this is a touchy subject for me)

John Piper (is the man!) and says that “prayer is a war-time walkie-talkie, NOT a domestic intercom.” Right on, John. Right on.

See you Saturday, Noel. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179383 Anonymous Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:38:59 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179383 Noel, I look forward to your sermon. I think it would be a good idea to address the issue of unanswered prayer, specifically the hard stuff: couples who would be wonderful parents but unable to have children; people who would make terrific spouses yet remain single; not being healed from serious chronic health problems. Unfortunately, Christ-followers all too often offer nothing but insensitive, unhelpful pat phrases to those in situations like these. I'd love unanswered prayer to be addressed in an intelligent and compassionate manner as part of your sermon. Noel, I look forward to your sermon.

I think it would be a good idea to address the issue of unanswered prayer, specifically the hard stuff: couples who would be wonderful parents but unable to have children; people who would make terrific spouses yet remain single; not being healed from serious chronic health problems. Unfortunately, Christ-followers all too often offer nothing but insensitive, unhelpful pat phrases to those in situations like these. I’d love unanswered prayer to be addressed in an intelligent and compassionate manner as part of your sermon.

]]> By: Denny O'Brien http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179381 Denny O'Brien Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:48:22 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179381 When I was in Viet Nam I would repent and ask forgiveness before each flight. I also prayed that my crew would not be hurt. Sometimes as the tracers came at my helicopter I would pray again and the bullets would came inside the helicopter and trough the windshield and into my knee. we would lose our engine and I would land. Nobody on any of my ships were hurt and I survived. During hard time in my life I prayed for comfort and received it even though I caused some of the trouble. God was faithful and eased my hurt. When I went trough terrible PTSD problems several years ago I prayed that God would take the pain away and comfort me. He did not. Why?? Cause he wanted me to get help and do away with the problems. I did and now I am healed. If he would have just comforted me I still would have the problems underneath. So He did not answer my prayers, but made sure I was healed. I believe that there is a reason that sometimes our prayers are not answered as we would like and we turn out better for it. When I was in Viet Nam I would repent and ask forgiveness before each flight. I also prayed that my crew would not be hurt. Sometimes as the tracers came at my helicopter I would pray again and the bullets would came inside the helicopter and trough the windshield and into my knee. we would lose our engine and I would land. Nobody on any of my ships were hurt and I survived. During hard time in my life I prayed for comfort and received it even though I caused some of the trouble. God was faithful and eased my hurt. When I went trough terrible PTSD problems several years ago I prayed that God would take the pain away and comfort me. He did not. Why?? Cause he wanted me to get help and do away with the problems. I did and now I am healed. If he would have just comforted me I still would have the problems underneath. So He did not answer my prayers, but made sure I was healed. I believe that there is a reason that sometimes our prayers are not answered as we would like and we turn out better for it.

]]> By: Annie Nelson http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179379 Annie Nelson Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:41:25 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179379 Typing takes too long, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gElYSCPXEGE Typing takes too long, watch this:

]]> By: Jodi http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2009/02/04/prayer-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179378 Jodi Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:31:41 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=3643#comment-179378 and remember that acronym ACTS from sunday school? adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. gotta admit, i still pull that out on rare occasions. and remember that acronym ACTS from sunday school? adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. gotta admit, i still pull that out on rare occasions.

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